Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 4: Highlighting the importance of effective monitoring and supervision for better traffic management and road safety in the State, the Director General of Police (DGP), K. Rajendra Kumar today said that in view of the growing population and ever increasing flow of vehicular traffic, responsibilities of the traffic police have doubled and they have to mould themselves as per the demand of the time.
Mr. Rajendra was addressing a meeting of traffic police officers at Traffic Headquarters here today. The meeting was convened to review the traffic management and improvement in traffic regulation in the State. He said that during the recent past, flow of surface traffic has been on alarming rise which has doubled the responsibilities of traffic police to regulate the traffic effectively. Traffic management has become a daunting task all over the country, especially in the cities and improvement with adoption of latest equipments and gadgets has become imperative, said Mr. Rajendra.
The DGP said that awareness among road users about road safety and traffic rules needs to be given utmost importance besides seeking cooperation of people in bringing improvement in traffic management and penalizing the violators. He said that all stakeholders need to be taken into confidence in order to achieve desired results.
Stressing for joint efforts to curb traffic violations Mr. Rajendra said that regular checking of valid documents including fitness of vehicles, route permits and adherence to traffic signals, speed limits etc should be ensured besides patrolling by the traffic personnel along with the other stakeholders would certainly help curb traffic violations and reduce consequent accidents.
The meeting discussed various issues related to the improvement in traffic regulations in the State. The meeting was informed that various efforts have been taken to ensure road safety and traffic regulation effectively. Traffic signal lights have proved effective in traffic management in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar and people have adopted the system very quickly which is encouraging for the department. Traffic inceptor vehicles are also proving successful in checking visible offences and accidents.
Emphasising upon the officers, Mr. Rajendra asked for greater dedication and coordination with other field agencies. He said that in view of the enlarged responsibilities Traffic Wing has limited manpower and resources adding that services of SPOs are being utilized to overcome the deficiency in this regard. He said that SPOs are being imparted basic training in traffic management to cater to the requirements arising day-by-day. He said PHQ would always provide active support to the Traffic Wing in strengthening its resources and manpower.
Earlier, IGP (Traffic), Muneer Ahmed Khan gave a detailed power point presentation about the functioning of traffic police.
He said that coordination among different agencies and departments could help in avoiding road accidents.
Among others, the meeting was attended by IGPs, Jagjit Kumar and Shafakat Ali Watali, SSP Traffic, Hassib-u-Rehman, SSP NHW, Dr. Mohammad Haseeb Mugal, SSP Traffic (Rural), Javid Ahmed Koul, SO to IGP Traffic, Faisal Ahmed Quershi and other police officers.
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